Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 489859

Shown: posts 1 to 4 of 4. This is the beginning of the thread.

 

Effexor XR Newbie

Posted by bobbied on April 26, 2005, at 13:23:50

I started this stuff 5 days ago and feel great, compared to before. But now that I've read all of these bad posts I'm a little scared. What's the deal w/brain damage, is all of that true or some wako's idea of being funny.

I must say that my Anxiety and Depression are under control compared to before. My family has been begging me to see a Dr. for years about my "emotional outbreaks", and I was having suicidal thoughts often. My dad attempted suicide unsuccesfully 4 yrs. ago, and that seemed to complicate my own condition. For the first time in yrs. I feel happy, really trully happy. I haven't stepped up my dose yet I'm supposed to Friday but I don't want to be overly medicated should I stay at the 37.5 dose? Anyways I'm glad I found this site even though it's scaring me a little. I'm poor and can't afford therapy maybe this will help me.

 

Re: Effexor XR Newbie » bobbied

Posted by alexandra_k on April 26, 2005, at 23:44:50

In reply to Effexor XR Newbie, posted by bobbied on April 26, 2005, at 13:23:50

Hi there and welcome to Babble.
I have been prescribed effexor for a while, but hadn't really been taking it (I have trouble remembering to take meds). But I have been taking it properly for a couple of weeks now. I have been feeling a lot better since I started taking it too :-)

Don't feel bad reading about some peoples posts. I don't know anything about brain damage...

Different people find that they respond to medication differently. Some med may not help one person - but it might be just what another person needs. The only way to find out what is right for you is to try and see. But it sounds like things are going great for you so far.

Hope you hang around :-)

 

Re: Effexor XR Newbie

Posted by Bill LL on April 27, 2005, at 8:49:56

In reply to Effexor XR Newbie, posted by bobbied on April 26, 2005, at 13:23:50

Effexor has a reputation for being a very safe and very effective drug. It's a lot safer than many of the older anti-depresssants. It's just as safe, but a little bit more effective than most of the anti-depressants currently used.

I have done a lot of reading about Effexor and other antidepressants and have never read anything to suggest that Effexor can cause brain damage or any other type of injury. It can however feel uncomfortable for a week or so if and when one discontinues using it.

I believe that 37.5 mg is the typical starting dose. Eventually, most people go up to I think around 300 mg. But as long as 37.5 is working, I guess you should stay there. Just do not hesitate to increase the dose if and when it starts to be less effective.

> I started this stuff 5 days ago and feel great, compared to before. But now that I've read all of these bad posts I'm a little scared. What's the deal w/brain damage, is all of that true or some wako's idea of being funny.
>
> I must say that my Anxiety and Depression are under control compared to before. My family has been begging me to see a Dr. for years about my "emotional outbreaks", and I was having suicidal thoughts often. My dad attempted suicide unsuccesfully 4 yrs. ago, and that seemed to complicate my own condition. For the first time in yrs. I feel happy, really trully happy. I haven't stepped up my dose yet I'm supposed to Friday but I don't want to be overly medicated should I stay at the 37.5 dose? Anyways I'm glad I found this site even though it's scaring me a little. I'm poor and can't afford therapy maybe this will help me.

 

Re: Effexor XR Newbie

Posted by bobbied on April 28, 2005, at 12:11:55

In reply to Re: Effexor XR Newbie » bobbied, posted by alexandra_k on April 26, 2005, at 23:44:50

Well thanks guys that helps ease my mind a little. Have been Googleing myself and it seems to be popular and safe, so will deffinately keep taking. Honestly I feel great, haven't come close to crying or throwing a wobbler since the first day I took it. I get out of bed in the mourning and don't crawl back in until night. I have energy to play with my kids and am enjoying them so much more now. I guesse I was just so used to feeling like crap I forgot how great it was to be happy. I love this stuff and the side effects are working for me too. I'm an emotional eater and need to drop about 50 lbs. and I'm having to force myself to eat. My tummy growls (for the 1st time in months) but nothing is appealing to me, any thing w/ a strong smell makes me want to yack. So am eating fruits and veggies mostly. Hope this good feeling doesn't go away I'm getting used to it. Thanks for the responses.


This is the end of the thread.


Show another thread

URL of post in thread:


Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ


[dr. bob] Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD, bob@dr-bob.org

Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.